ATC

Aireon will provide Isavia with tracking data throughout the Reykjavik Oceanic Control Area extending to the North Pole.

G550 crew received a “DESCEND AT MAXIMUM” message on CPDLC, and when they checked on voice with ATC it hadn’t come from them.

Shuster holds up report as another reason for ATC reform, while Democrats are unconvinced.

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the first 10 Iridium Next satellites with ADS-B payloads.

Elaine Chao said she's aware of the arguments for and against restructuring the FAA, but she was noncommittal on her position.

Controllers at the Maastricht Upper Area Control Center in the Netherlands take responsibility for high-altitude traffic over northwest Germany.

New bottom-up approach needed to develop Single European Sky

Closer spacing with more efficient routing and operations will help the aviation industry meet environmental goals, Aireon-funded study finds.

The two-year project, led by NetJets Europe, saw more than 360 successful trial flights In Europe.

Airlines and air navigation service providers played key roles in testing performance-based and augmented navigation, optimized descents.

Separating the FAA from its responsibility for air traffic control could disrupt progress toward ATC modernization, Melcher says.

Coalition launches 'The Sky's the Limit' campaign to advocate for new flight paths and operational procedures.

75-satellite network will be put into a diverse set of orbits to provide aircraft tracking over oceanic areas, polar regions and other remote places.

Shuster has held discussions with the president-elect on ATC reform and is reaching out to the transition team.

The GAO report finds agreement in favor of user fees among aviation "experts," but a split in opinions from stakeholders.

House Republicans and Democrats used different reports by federal government offices to argue their cases for reforming the ATC system.

The BBA Aviation company has acquired the rights to a King Air ADS-B STC from FreeFlight, allowing the companies to develop it in partnership.

IBM’s new unit, The Weather Company, is leveraging the Internet of Things to improve weather forecasting.

The partnership integrates Passur’s live flight data with AirMap’s drone traffic alert system.

Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security is replacing 30-year-old radars at 20 airfields with the ASR aerodrome surveillance radar.

The agency says the U.S. national airspace system is becoming more efficient as a result of the long-running NextGen ATC modernization effort.

Aimed at curbing abuses to the system at the world's third busiest airport, GA operators will now have to have all reservations confirmed in advance.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps plan to reach early operational capability of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System in 2018.

Brussels-based agency said it will collaborate with the ATC providers of its member states and with aircraft operators.

The facility showcases the FAA's commitment to environmental responsibility.

A mobile tower will be based on the ramp of JYO while the remote tower demonstration there continues.

The FAA says its Data Comm program to implement text messaging between pilots and controllers is two years ahead of schedule.

JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes notes airlines can warn hundreds of millions of passengers of pitfalls of current ATC system.

Message acts as a means to check the downlinked route from the aircraft against the route held in the flight data processing system.

Change is designed to make airspace more efficient, enable more direct routing.